How do I hunt this buck?
There is a buck that visits my property (catskills, NY) but only comes after 9 o'clock at night. I decided to follow his trail that came from. I found the rub line and scrapes. I went as far as 1/2 mile uphill on a very steep mountain trying to find his bedding area. There are many thick cover areas all over the mountain and all over his rub/scrapes path.
I hunted the last scrape that I found for 2 days (on the climber from 4:00 am to 5 p.m) with no luck. I am thinking that I should go even higher but not knowing where he beds it would make things worse.
What is the average territory that a buck covers? Any ideas on how should I proceed?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.